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A. AKESON. EVAOUATING DEVICE.

No. 584,253. Patented June 8, 1 897. V

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A. AKESON. EVAGUATING DEVICE.

No. 584,253. Patented June 8, 1897.

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ANDERS AKESON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- IIALF TO\VALTER VOSE LAWTON, OF SAME PLACE.

EVACUATING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,258, dated June 8,1897.

Application filed October 8, 1896. Serial No. 608,298. (No model.)

To all Hill/07% it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDERs AKESON, residing at Providence, in the countyof Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new andImproved Evacuating Device, of which the following is a specification.

, My invention is in the nature of an attachment adapted to beconveniently connected to a bottle, box, or other receptacle for holdingpowdered articles, tea, or coffee, dad, and has for its object toprovide an attachment for this purpose of a very simple and inexpensivenature which can be readily attached to the bottle or other receptacle,which can be readily manipulated, and effectively serve for its intendedpurposes.

My invention also has in view other objects which will hereinafter bemade clear; and it consists in an evacuating device embodying thepeculiar combination and novel arrangement of parts, such as will befirst described in detail and then be specifically pointed out in theappended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invention as in use. Fig. 2 isa vertical section of a bottle with my improvements applied,illustrating the preferred formof connecting same to the bottle. Fig. 3is a detail viewillustrating the manner of supporting the rotary drum.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the supporting disk or band before the arms arebent up. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.Figs. 6 and '7 illustrate'the evacuator-druin formed of glass globes.Fig. 8 illustrates the means for securing such glass globes to thebottle or receptacle. Fig. 9 illus trates a further modification, andFigs. 10 and 11 illustrate another form of supporting and securing meansfor holding the drum.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, in which like lettersindicate like parts in all the figures, a indicates anexteriorlythreaded top piece or stopper made hollow and provided with aslotway or opening in the top, through which the rotating drum orreceptacle 1) projects, as clearly shown. This drum 1) has preferably anoval periphery and flat sides 0 c,one or both of which have a curvedguide-groove 67, while both sides have pivotholes 6.

By referring now more particularly to Figs.

3 and 4: it will be observed the drum or receptacle b has a singleopening I), which alternately forms the receiving and discharge port.This drum 1) is held to rock between a pair of vertical guides g g, bentup from a sheetmetal circular disk or band f, which arms have insidepintles h 7L, which fit the openings or sockets e in the drum, one ofsuch arms 9 also having a stud '5, adapted to project into the groove d,as clearly shown.

The band f has a slot j for the passage of the contents of the bottle,and on its upper face it has a washer k, of rubber, cork, or otheryielding material, which forms a friction-bearing for the under side ofthe drum, such washer also having an opening it for the free egress oringress of the bottle and drum contents, such washer being made of thecontour of the drum 1), as shown in Fig. 5, so as to closely adhere tothe periphery of the drum and hold it to its adjusted position byfriction.

The bandfis of such a diameter and the arms 9 are so bent up in practice(see Fig. 3) that the same can be readily shoved up into the threadedstopper or top a, the arms g extending nearly to the top of the openinga, the band f engaging a shoulder or stop portion, which when thestopper a is screwed down onto the bottle serves to clamp the holdersecurely in position.

After the drum-holder has been set in place the drum. can be quicklyplaced in position by forcing it down into the open way at, its sidefaces forcing the spring-arms g 9 back until the pintle-openings e e andthe groove 02 engage the pintles or studs h and c', at which time thelower face of the drum will be held in a tight frictional contact withthe washer is.

The several parts being thus adjusted it is manifest that by holding thebottle or vessel and turning the drum by pressure of the finger, asshown in Fig. 1, the drum having its upper face grated or roughened, asat 19 (or provided with a stop-lug 6 the opening in the drum will bemoved to a position to readily discharge the contents of the drum, itbeing obvious that the opening to the bottle will at this time be cutoff.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have illustrated the drum in the nature of glassglobes I), having a single opening I) and knob 11 for turning andpintles c or pintle-recesses (Z Then this form of drum orevacuating-chamber is used, I prefer to hold the same in a spring-metalcup e having its side members e provided with pintles f (or recesses)for a ready pivotal connection of the globe 11 In this construction thecup 9 is split at one side and provided with a shank or collar having anupper and lower portion 9 e the lower part being of a reduced diameter,whereby when slipped over the neck of a bottle the same will readilyslip under the bottle-neck, as shown.

1' indicates a collar which is forced up and sprung over the pendentsplit end of the cup and serves to securely clamp such end to thebottle-neck, the said collars 2' having slots 2' to receive projectionse on the cup end 6 and 6 In Fig. 9 is shown another form of myimprovement. In this case the globe 19 has its pintles held in the splitcup 6 which in the present structure has its lower end provided withconcavities to slip over knobs or enlargements on the bottle-neck, suchend being held clamped by the band or collar 7. In this case acentrally-apertured rubber or cork washer having a shank fitting downinto the neck of the cup is provided, which also has its upper face madeto conform with the contour of the drum or globe 12 Figs. 10 and 11illustrate another form of my device and means for securing it to thebottle. In this case a globe a is provided with a ground surface, theneck of the bottle being in this instance shaped to fit close againstthe base of the globe, the globe having pintles, as shown, which fitseats or re cesses in the arms m of a spring-frame M, which has acentral curved portion 102, which forms a guide for the push member ofthe globe, and pendent foot members m which extend down over the outeredges of the neckflange of the bottle, the horizontal members 011.extending through the spiral groove 71. of a collar N, which is held byclips 1J bent out from a collar or band 0? fitted on the bottle underthe neck-flange, as shown.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages and operation of my improvement,it is thought, will be readily apparent.

A neat and easily-manipulated evacuating means is provided by myinvention, which, owing to its simplicity of construction, can bemanufactured at a very small cost, and as the parts are arranged to bereadily assembled and few in number the same cannot readily get out-oforder.

The device can be easily manipulated with one hand, and the user pourout as much of the contents as he may find necessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device for the purposes stated the combination with thereceptacle having a single feed and discharge opening, a holder securedto the bottle, having spring-supporting arms and a rotary drumdetachably hung on such arms with its periphery in close contact withthe discharge end of the receptacle, said drum having a singledischarge-opening as specified.

2. In a device for the purposes described,

the combination with the bottle or other receptacle having a singledischarge-opening,

of a hollow holder adapted to be detachably secured to the bottle andhaving an open way in the top, a supporting device adapted to beinserted up into the holder, said device having springsupporting arms orbearing members, and a rotary drum having a single opening and adaptedto be inserted through the open way ofthe holder to engage the saidbearing-arms, said parts being so arranged that the upper part of thedrum will project above the holder and the lower part held in closecontact with the discharge end of the bottle as specified.

4.. In a device as described the combination with the bottle or otherreceptacle, of an evacuating drum or globe having a single opening, aspring-metal supporting-frame having an opening or passage and clampportions for pivotally supporting the drum or globe, a friction-blockhaving a central passage held upon the supporting-frame and means forholding the supporting-frame with the friction-block securely in thedischargemouth of the bottle substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination in a device as described, with the holder and abottle detachably secured thereto and having an opening in the upperend, of the band f having spring-arms g, and a slotj, and the drum 1?having a single opening and adapted to be pivotally held in the saidarms g as specified.

6. In a device as described, the combination with the holder a having anopening a in the top and provided with means whereby it can be securedto the bottle or other receptacle, of the drum 1) having a stop-groove din its side and a single opening I), and the band f having an opening jand spring-arms 9 one of such arms having a lug adapted to engage thegroove d, said drum being pivotally supported in such arms 9 asspecified.

ANDERS AKESON.

WVitnesses:

WALTER (J. GARDNER, WALTER V. LAWTON.

